Sadio Mane has not suffered an injury as serious as first thought, with scan results confirming that the Liverpool winger only suffered muscle damage - rather than a dislocation of the shoulder - on Wednesday.

The Reds' No.19 netted a stunning solo goal and impressed throughout from a wide right position, with Klopp forced to come up with a solution in his absence for their trip to newly-promoted Burnley at Turf Moor on Saturday afternoon.

The boss does at least have strikers Divock Origi and Daniel Sturridge in contention, meaning he has the option to change from his 4-3-3 system to accommodate his other attacking options against the Clarets.

Origi came off the bench late on, while Sturridge wasn't even in the matchday 18 due to a slight hip injury. He only returned to training two days earlier and was not match fit enough to be involved.

Former Burnley striker Danny Ings could also make the squad, missing out on their first game to play 90 minutes and score for Liverpool Under-23s against Southampton.

Regardless, not having Mane - who has made a fine early start to his career on Merseyside - will come as a blow after he whetted appetites with his performance at Arsenal.

The fee that Klopp and co. paid for the No.19 was initially questioned after his inconsistency at former club Southampton, but his accomplished start has gone some way to demonstrating just why the German manager was so keen to bring Mane to Anfield.